Hellinsia epileucus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Mexico,[1] Costa Rica and Guatemala.

Hellinsia epileucus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. epileucus
Binomial name
Hellinsia epileucus
(Walsingham, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus epileucus Walsingham, 1915

The wingspan is 14–15 mm.[2] Adults are on wing in March, from May to June and from October to November.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus epileucus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Species description". Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  3. ^ "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.